Big Game Application, Draw Eligibility and Waiting Period

Below are the rules of whether or not applicants are allowed to apply for certain combinations of tags in a single or successive draw process and the different tags an applicant is allowed to draw in a given hunt year.

Silver State Tag
A person may apply for a big game species Silver State tag and if eligible may also submit an application for the same species or subspecies in the main draw. The Silver State tag is drawn before the main draw and PIW draw, so if successful in drawing a Silver State tag, all other applications for the same species or animal class are marked as ineligible.

Heritage Tag
A person who purchases a Heritage Tag is eligible to apply for and draw a tag for the same species or subspecies in another draw in the same hunt year.

Partnership in Wildlife Tag
If an applicant is eligible to apply for a given subspecies in the main draw, they may apply for that subspecies PIW tag at the same time. The PIW tag draw is after the main draw, so that only unsuccessful main draw applicants for a given subspecies and animal class are eligible for the PIW tag draw.

Dream Tag
The Dream tag draw occurs in July after the main draw and PIW draw. You can apply for all Dream tag subspecies regardless of your eligibility for those subspecies in the main draw. If you happen to draw a Dream tag and you had drawn a tag for the same subspecies and animal class in a previous draw in the same year, you must return that tag since you are not allowed to have a Dream tag and tag from another draw for the same subspecies and animal class in the same hunt year.

Animal class: Refers to a specific age or sex class of a game species or subspecies (e.g. Mule deer buck, Cow elk, Desert bighorn ewe).

Antler: "Antler" means any bony growth originating from the pedicle portion of the skull of a big game mammal that is annually cast and regenerated as part of the annual life cycle of the big game mammal.

Antelope with horns shorter than its ears: "Antelope with horns shorter than its ears" means any pronghorn antelope without horns or with both horns that are shorter than its ears.

Antelope with horns longer than its ears: "Antelope with horns longer than its ears" means any pronghorn antelope having at least one horn that is longer than either ear of the antelope.